أما والذي تعنو لهيبته الورى

أما والذي تعنو لهيبته الورى

وجلّ اعتزازاً أن يكون له ندّ

وجلّ اعتزازاً أن يكون له ندّ

Lo, by Him before whose majesty all creation bows,

By Him whose glory the land and sea revere,

Nay, by Him to whose majesty all mankind submits,

and who is too exalted in might to have an equal:

Whose lofty greatness brooks not any peer,

And who is too exalted in might to have a peer,

لأنتم وإن شطّ المزار بشخصكم

لأنتم وإن شطّ المزار بشخصكم

أودّ من القربى وأدنى إذا عدّوا

أودّ من القربى وأدنى إذا عدّوا

you are indeed, though your abode lies far away,

Though you excel in form and deed and name,

It is you—though your dwelling place lies far away—

dearer than kin, and nearer when they are reckoned.

More close are we in blood and rank and claim.

Who are dearer than kin, and closer when the beloved are counted.

فكم من بعيد الدار نال مراده

فكم من بعيد الدار نال مراده

وكم من قريب الدار ما ناله ودّ

وكم من قريب الدار ما ناله ودّ

For many a person whose home is distant has attained his desire,

How many a one far off hath fortune blessed!

For how many a distant soul has attained its desire,

and many a person whose home is near has received no affection.

How many a near one hath she dispossessed!

And how many a near neighbor whom love never reached.

ألا فلتطب نفسا بطيب ودادنا

ألا فلتطب نفسا بطيب ودادنا

فإنّ رباط الود تاللّه مشتدّ

فإنّ رباط الود تاللّه مشتدّ

Lo, then, let your soul be glad in the sweetness of our affection,

Then make your heart with our true love be bound,

So let your spirit find comfort in the purity of our affection,

for, by God, the bond of affection is strong.

For, by the Lord, love's ties are firmly wound.

For the bond of love, by God, is firmly tied.